FOCUS

With the project located near Beijing’s CBD and on the corner of a high intense intersection the project focused on the program proposed for the secondary phase, a small mixed-use office building with a commercial second floor. Day lighting and noise control became an important factor in designing a façade that would help limit noise pollution from the elevated highway to the west and the high sun exposure in Beijing during the summer months. However the cold winter months made providing a fitting façade concept challenging. A secondary skin of louvers by HunterDouglas was proposed for its ability to provide shading while letting sun filter through by controlled angled louvers.  Along with the louvers and sun control, way finding in a building with multiple programs became a secondary focus driving the design. The Red Ribbon serves as a circulation indicator that flows through the building calling out the major arteries of circulation.